Misc Nothings vi
-Just got back from a hectic four day trip to India where we went to attend a wedding and to satisfy A’s penchant for sudden long distance trips that last only a few days. Developed a raging cold. So much goo came out (of one nostril) that I think I’ve dehydrated to a withered old prune. A developed Delhi belly. But we got to see old school friends, our classmates from boarding school. I really miss seeing some of them more often.
-Chhattarpur Mandir Road, in Mehrauli, Delhi, appears to be devoted solely to farmhouses and hotels that specialise in hosting weddings and related events. As you drive down, you see signs on lamp-posts directing you to “Sachin and Meeta’s Shagun,” “Ankit and Puja’s Sangeet” etc.
-I hate competitions and want everyone to win something, so I usually can’t bear watching them. However, I have obsessively been watching Carnatic Music Idol 2011 on youtube, despite not understanding any Tamil. Nonetheless tried to pick up what the judges were saying. I am a bit disturbed by certain aspects of it, but am really impressed by how much coverage classical music gets on TV in the South unlike the North.
-I had a facial last week. The beautician said, “You have remarkably supple skin for your age.” Didn’t know whether to take that as a compliment, be outraged or to revise my own self-perception of my age as not being that old. Settled for taking it as a compliment and another indication that we needed to get on with the baby making programme soon.
-Watched a couple of episodes of Wife Bina Life on Star Plus, after not having watched that channel for ages. It’s been shot in some gated community in Pune (forget which) and every house has the same sort of nameplate. The last name of the family is displayed on the houses thus: Parekh’s, Kadam’s, Shinde’s etc. Aargh.
-My snowdrops have finished blooming, the gentle primroses are peeking out with their little egg yolk centres on display, the hellebores are blooming, the yellow forsythia is adding sunshine to the gray light and the almond tree has little pink buds. Love the build-up to spring though it’s still freezing.
Flowers look very pretty. Let me know if you need any help with Tamil translation. Will be happy to help
Can you translate all 25 or so of the series? Just kidding, but I wish they had subtitles!
Hope you’re feeling better now.
Agree totally with you about competitions. A friend pointed me to Carnatic Idol (never heard of it before!) and I watched a few episodes on YouTube. Some of those kids are amazing!
Lucky you, having all those lovely flowers in a city garden!
Kamini, yes London has some nice city gardens. We don’t get much light but ins pring the trees are bare so things tend to blossom under them. Wish the compere spoke less on Carnatic Idol. Did you see the classes with the two Sugunas Ma’ams and Easwaran Sir’s laya class ?
Updated to add: Just catching up with your posts-can you add a twitter and fb button so that they can be shared?
No I’ve not seen the Suguna-Easwaran classes. Are they on youtube? I’ll certainly look for them.
Do I have to be on FB or twitter to add those buttons? Because I’m not!
Anyway, I’ll take a look and add them in if I can, without having either account. Thanks!
Yes they are on youtube-part of the Carnatic Music Idol 2011. They are quite short.
No you don’t have to have an fb or twitter account yourself. It’s so that people can share your posts on fb and twitter that one adds the buttons. Your blogging platrform might have some sort of plugin to add them…
Thanks – I think I’ve done what you’ve asked : added a FB and Tweet link
Thanks
What lovely flowers. Get well soon, both of you!
Thanks. The A is much better and I am getting there. I blame it on Delhi pollution!
Finally an Idol I will love to watch. We used to watch American Idol when they did the selections because we’d see the funny stuff. And lost interest as soon they got good and actually started competing. Shall look for this one. The flowers look lovely but then English gardens are quite something.
There are playlists on youtube-look out for vkailasam videos. I intend to garden in Bangalore when we live there, hope I can grow lots of flowers and veg-and I shall look at your blog for advice, so don’t ever delete it!
we have had around 100 luscious tomatoes from our small kitchen garden, 50 bell peppers and a huge pile of radishes alreday, not to mention a continuous supply fo fresh coiander and mint. all in the course of a few months. now planting potatoes and carrots.
*hoping this will lure U&A sooon to bangalore*
You’re certainly doing a good job of making me pine! It won’t be for a few years yet
. Post photos of your garden na…
Wow, Chox! Most impressed. Or even more impressed, I should say:)
How cheerful to see those flowers – so bright and open!
By the way, did you read the piece on Pt. Bhimsen Joshi in The Economist? It felt like you wrote it
Hey, how are you? No, I don’t think I have read that piece, do you have a link?
Still freezing is it?
And get okay soon – A and you.
Yes, but the flowers are beginning to come out and the days are getting longer! A may be in Bang soon, and your parcel shall be sent
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and yours similarly (kabir the weaver poet – remember, we picked it up the next day itself and has been waiting ever since). we may not be in your parts this summer (venturing either to the far east or the far west) so please to meet us when you are in town next.
I may not come with A-these “air dashes” are a little too much, but on the other hand I might, because I see so little of him, I can spend time with him on the plane! Your holiday plans sound exciting…we LOVE the far east!
wow, a four-day trip… not even enough time to get over the going-to-india jetlag before the returning-from-india jetlag gets you!
You’re a strong woman! And WOW, your forsythia is already blooming – my favourite spring time blossom, apart from cherry blossom…
I don’t know how the people who dash back and forth regularly do it.
Agree. I did a five day trip in September and the whole thing seemed like watching a movie on fast forward and it takes a toll on the body. But it’s still something over nothing sometimes.
Hi U, here’s the link http://www.economist.com/node/18060826